FC Khimki

FC Khimki is a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. It will return to the second-tier Russian First League for the 2023–24 season.
History
The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on 17 May 1997. Of more than 150 amateur teams in the competition, only the champions would be promoted to the Third League. Khimki won the tournament, overcoming Energiya Ulyanovsk in the final match in a penalty shootout.
On 30 January 1997, Khimki became a professional football club. In the Third League regional tournament, Khimki finished second and were promoted to the Second League.
Khimki were promoted to the First Division after the 2000 season. They finished first in the Centre zone of the Second Division, but lost the promotion play-off to Severstal Cherepovets on away goals. After Severstal refused to play in the First Division, their place was given to Khimki.
In 2005, Khimki had a very good run in the Russian Cup, reaching the final. They lost the final match 0–1 to CSKA. In the 2019–20 Russian Cup, they reached the final once again.
On 15 May 2020, FNL season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. As the club was in the 2nd position in the standings, they were promoted to the Russian Premier League for the 2020–21 season, returning to the top level after an 11-year break.
On 22 May 2023, Khimki were relegated from the Russian Premier League after three seasons.
League history
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" align=center cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%"
|-bgcolor="#efefef"
! Season
! Div.
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
!Cup
!colspan=2|Europe
!Top Scorer (League)
!Head Coach
|-
|align=center|1997
|align=center|4th, Zone 3
|align=center bgcolor="lightgreen"|2
|align=center|40
|align=center|26
|align=center|6
|align=center|8
|align=center|80
|align=center|38
|align=center|84
|align=center|-
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Kravchuk – 17
|align=left| Shtapov
|-
|align=center|1998
|align=center|3rd, "West"
|align=center|10
|align=center|40
|align=center|15
|align=center|8
|align=center|17
|align=center|63
|align=center|60
|align=center|53
|align=center|-
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Georgievsky – 11
|align=left| Dementyev Bychkov Sabitov
|-
|align=center|1999
|align=center rowspan="2"|3rd, "Centre"
|align=center|6
|align=center|36
|align=center|17
|align=center|11
|align=center|8
|align=center|51
|align=center|35
|align=center|62
|align=center|R256
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Khamzin – 11
|align=left| Sabitov Kots
|-
|align=center|2000
|align=center bgcolor="lightgreen"|1
|align=center|38
|align=center|28
|align=center|4
|align=center|6
|align=center|68
|align=center|22
|align=center|88
|align=center|R64
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Genich – 18
|align=left| Piskaryov Papaev
|-
|align=center|2001
|align=center rowspan="6"|2nd
|align=center|12
|align=center|34
|align=center|13
|align=center|4
|align=center|17
|align=center|42
|align=center|54
|align=center|43
|align=center|R32
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Shcheglov – 5 Voronkov – 5 Kovardayev – 5
|align=left| Petrushin Sabitov
|-
|align=center|2002
|align=center|7
|align=center|34
|align=center|14
|align=center|10
|align=center|10
|align=center|38
|align=center|27
|align=center|52
|align=center|R32
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Kovardayev – 6
|align=left| Sabitov Derkach
|-
|align=center|2003
|align=center|12
|align=center|42
|align=center|16
|align=center|9
|align=center|17
|align=center|36
|align=center|46
|align=center|57
|align=center|QF
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Kiselyov – 15
|align=left| Derkach Galyamin
|-
|align=center|2004
|align=center|5
|align=center|42
|align=center|17
|align=center|10
|align=center|15
|align=center|39
|align=center|33
|align=center|61
|align=center|R32
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Pogrebnyak – 6
|align=left| Shevchuk Yakovenko
|-
|align=center|2005
|align=center|4
|align=center|42
|align=center|23
|align=center|13
|align=center|6
|align=center|75
|align=center|36
|align=center|82
|align=center bgcolor="silver"|RU
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Tikhonov – 15
|align=left| Yakovenko
|-
|align=center|2006
|align=center bgcolor="lightgreen"|1
|align=center|42
|align=center|30
|align=center|9
|align=center|3
|align=center|83
|align=center|30
|align=center|99
|align=center|R64
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Tikhonov – 22
|align=left| Kazachyonok
|-
|align=center|2007
|align=center rowspan="3"|1st
|align=center|9
|align=center|30
|align=center|9
|align=center|10
|align=center|11
|align=center|32
|align=center|33
|align=center|37
|align=center|R32
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Shirokov – 7
|align=left| Muslin
|-
|align=center|2008
|align=center|14
|align=center|30
|align=center|6
|align=center|9
|align=center|15
|align=center|34
|align=center|54
|align=center|27
|align=center|R16
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Nizamutdinov – 9
|align=left| Yuran
|-
|align=center|2009
|align=center bgcolor="pink"|16
|align=center|30
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
|align=center|24
|align=center|20
|align=center|64
|align=center|10
|align=center|R32
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Antipenko – 6
|align=left| Sarsaniya Chugainov
|-
|align=center|2010
|align=center rowspan="3"|2nd
|align=center|13
|align=center|38
|align=center|11
|align=center|17
|align=center|10
|align=center|39
|align=center|38
|align=center|50
|align=center|R32
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Yusupov – 7 Dudchenko – 7
|align=left| Tarkhanov Bushmanov
|-
|align=center|2011–12
|align=center|13
|align=center|48
|align=center|16
|align=center|11
|align=center|21
|align=center|54
|align=center|74
|align=center|59
|align=center|R32
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Mamtov – 10
|align=left| Grigoryan Dolmatov Tarkhanov
|- align=center
|2012–13
|bgcolor=pink|16
|32
|6
|10
|16
|23
|40
|28
|R16
|colspan=2|—
|align=left| Komkov – 3 Khatazhyonkov – 3
|align=left| Tarkhanov Tetradze Petrakov
|- align=center
|2013–14
|rowspan=3|3rd, "West"
|3
|32
|16
|10
|6
|67
|37
|58
|R64
|colspan=2|—
|align=left| Antonnikov – 9 Zemchenkov – 9
|align=left| Tarkhanov Mukhanov Gridin
|- align=center
|2014–15
|4
|30
|15
|9
|6
|42
|27
|54
|R256
|colspan=2|—
|align=left| Lipatkin – 6
|align=left| Maminov
|- align=center
|2015–16
|bgcolor="lightgreen"|1
|24
|19
|5
|0
|49
|12
|62
|R16
|colspan=2|—
|align=left| Markosov – 11
|align=left| Khafizov
|- align=center
|align=center|2016–17
|align=center rowspan="4"|2nd
|align=center|11
|align=center|38
|align=center|11
|align=center|16
|align=center|11
|align=center|40
|align=center|47
|align=center|49
|align=center|R32
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Kazaev – 8
|align=left| Irkhin
|- align=center
|align=center|2017–18
|align=center|13
|align=center|38
|align=center|12
|align=center|7
|align=center|19
|align=center|33
|align=center|49
|align=center|43
|align=center|R64
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Kuzmichev – 7
|align=left| Irkhin
|- align=center
|align=center|2018–19
|align=center|9
|align=center|38
|align=center|14
|align=center|11
|align=center|13
|align=center|47
|align=center|49
|align=center|53
|align=center|R32
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Kukharchuk – 10
|align=left| Shalimov
|- align=center
|align=center|2019–20
|bgcolor="lightgreen"|2
|align=center|27
|align=center|16
|align=center|6
|align=center|5
|align=center|50
|align=center|19
|align=center|54
|align=center bgcolor="silver"|RU
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Aliyev – 8
|align=left| Yuran
|-
|align=center|2020–21
|align=center|1st
|align=center|8
|align=center|30
|align=center|13
|align=center|6
|align=center|11
|align=center|35
|align=center|39
|align=center|45
|align=center|R16
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Mirzov – 6
|align=left| Yuran
|-
|align=center|2021–22
|align=center|1st
|align=center|13
|align=center|30
|align=center|7
|align=center|11
|align=center|12
|align=center|34
|align=center|47
|align=center|32
|align=center|GS
|align=center colspan=2|—
|align=left| Glushakov – 10
|align=left| Cherevchenko
|}
Current squad
Out on loan
Reserve team
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Khimki.
Europe
Russia
Vladimir Beschastnykh
Viktor Budyanskiy
Aleksei Bugayev
Andrei Chichkin
Denis Davydov
Yuri Drozdov
Denis Glushakov
Maksim Glushenkov
Valeri Kleimyonov
Andrei Kondrashov
Fyodor Kudryashov
Ilya Lantratov
Arseniy Logashov
Ilya Maksimov
Pavel Mamayev
Pavel Mogilevets
Andrei Mostovoy
Elmir Nabiullin
Sergei Nekrasov
Pavel Pogrebnyak
Denis Popov
Igor Portnyagin
Aleksandr Ryazantsev
Roman Shirokov
Sergei Terekhov
Andrey Tikhonov
Yegor Titov
Roman Vorobyov
Renat Yanbayev
Andrey Yeshchenko
Artur Yusupov
Yuri Zhirkov
Armenia
Artak Aleksanyan
Roman Berezovsky
Barsegh Kirakosyan
Arshak Koryan
Artur Yedigaryan
Robert Zebelyan
Azerbaijan
Emin Agaev
Kamran Aliyev
Belarus
Dmitry Aliseiko
Timofei Kalachev
Dzyanis Kowba
Artsyom Radzkow
Maksim Romaschenko
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dragan Blatnjak
Ricardo Santos Lago
Vule Trivunović
Zoran Amidžić
Czech Republic
Tomas Vychodil
Estonia
Andrei Stepanov
Vladimir Voskoboinikov
Finland
Boris Rotenberg
Georgia
Valeri Abramidze
Gogita Gogua
Giorgi Lomaia
Giorgi Navalovski
Edik Sadzhaya
Georgi Mikadze
Vladimir Gogberashvili
Kazakhstan
Islambek Kuat
Dmitriy Lyapkin
Roman Uzdenov
Latvia
Oskars Kļava
Lithuania
Darius Miceika
Mantas Samusiovas
Valdas Trakys
Moldova
Victor Golovatenco
Oleg Hromtov
Iurie Priganiuc
Radu Rebeja
Oleg Shishkin
Romania
Florin Costin Șoavă
Serbia
Dragan Mrđa
Slovakia
Martin Jakubko
Slovenia
Nastja Čeh
Sweden
Filip Dagerstål
Ukraine
Serhiy Danylovskyi
Dmytro Parfenov
Asia
Turkmenistan
Vladimir Bayramov
Uzbekistan
Igor Golban
Vladimir Shishelov
Ilya Telegin
Africa
Burkina Faso
Mohamed Konaté
Morocco
Abdelillah Bagui
Nigeria
Richard Eromoigbe
Brian Idowu
Chidi Osuchukwu
Senegal
Dame Diop
Club records
Most league appearances for Khimki
Miodrag Jovanović: 224
Roman Berezovsky: 175
Nikolai Barkalov: 164
Sergei Kravchuk: 145
Aleksandr Shulenin: 140
Andrey Tikhonov: 124
Aleksandr Makarov: 119
Aleksandr Shvetsov: 116
Igor Nekrasov: 115
Sergei Shcheglov: 112
Most league goals for Khimki
Sergei Kravchuk: 46
Andrey Tikhonov: 43
Yuri Georgiyevsky: 30
Konstantin Genich: 29
Nikolai Kovardayev: 27
Vadim Shatalin: 23
Aleksandr Antipenko: 20
Denis Kiselyov: 18
Anton Arkhipov: 16
Coaching staff
Managers
Vladimir Shtapov (1996–97)
Igor Bychkov (1997, interim)
Ravil Sabitov (1997–99), (2001–02)
Alexandr Piskarev (2000)
Viktor Papayev (2000)
Aleksei Petrushin (2001)
Sergey Derkach (2002–03)
Dmitry Galyamin (2003)
Vasily Kulkov (2004)
Vladimir Shevchuk (2004)
Pavel Yakovenko (2004–05)
Vladimir Kazachyonok (2006–07)
Slavoljub Muslin (2007–08)
Sergei Yuran (2008)
Konstantin Sarsania (2009)
Igor Chugainov (2009)
Alexander Tarkhanov (2009–10)
Oleg Dolmatov (2011–12)
Alexander Tarkhanov (2012)
Valeriy Petrakov (2012–13)
Alexander Tarkhanov (2013)
Vladimir Mukhanov (2013–14)
Vladimir Maminov (2014–15)
Vadim Khafizov (2015–16)
Aleksandr Irkhin (2016–18)
Igor Shalimov (2018–19)
Andrei Talalayev (2019–20)
Sergei Yuran (2020)
Dmitri Gunko (2020)
Igor Cherevchenko (2020–Now)
Honours
Russian National Football League
Winners: 2006
Russian Professional Football League
Winners: 2000 (Centre), 2015–16 (West)
References
External links
Official website
History at KLISF
The official fan club
Association football clubs established in 1997
Football clubs in Russia
Football in Moscow Oblast
1997 establishments in Russia
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